Mei Melançon
Mei Melançon | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1980 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, director, producer, model |
Meiling "Mei" Melançon (Japanese: 明依) (born March 3, 1980) is an American actress, screenwriter and former fashion model. She has appeared in feature films as well as indie productions, television shows, and more than 100 commercials as a model and actress. She has also worked as screenwriter and producer.[1]
Early life
Melançon was born in Manila, Philippines.[2] She left at the age of 2, and was raised in mainly Japan, Hong Kong and Korea. She is of Chinese and Japanese descent through her father, and French descent through her mother.[3] As a child she traveled throughout Asia and Europe. At the age of five her mother taught her how to play the guitar, and she was later in a children's band called Blossoms. In an interview with Giant Robot editor Eric Nakamura, Mei spoke about her non-traditional strict upbringing. She was not allowed to watch most films and television, only classics and that they were not allowed to listen to popular music due to religious reasons.[4]
Career
Actor
Melançon also starred as Lotus Long in the short film bio-pic Keye Luke, which premiered at the 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and which was Closing Night Film of the inaugural 2013 Seattle Asian American Film Festival.[5] She starred in Blumenthal where she played Scottish actor Brian Cox's niece, and the film made its premiere in 2013 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Writer, producer, director
Filmography
Film
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Double Take | La Perla model |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Girl in Car[6] |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Psylocke[7] |
| 2007 | Irreversi | Lynda[8] |
| 2007 | Loaded | Rose |
| 2008 | Pathology | Catherine Ivy[9] |
| 2008 | Fold | Maki |
| 2009 | The Truth About Angels | Mei |
| 2009 | Shrink | Miyu |
| 2012 | Shockwave: Darkside 3D' | The Machine |
| 2012 | Blumenthal | Christina |
| 2012 | Keye Luke | Lotus Long |
| 2015 | American Romance | Agent Tores / Screenwriter |
| 2018 | Higher Power | Ms. Sabi |
Television
| Year | Television Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vanessa Green[6] |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Chinese slavewhore[6] |
| 2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Beautiful patron |
| 2009 | The L Word | Jamie Chen |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Elena Stone |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Masako Yamashiro |
References
- ↑ genzmag (April 11, 2023). "Mei Melançon on Being Afraid but Doing it Anyway". Gen-Z Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ↑ Lo, Ricky (June 1, 2006). "Do you know the dad of this Pinay Hollywood actress?". Philstar Global. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ↑ "A-profiler: Mei Melançon". Asian Americans Rising. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Giant Robot Podcast: Mei Melancon". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ↑ Macdonald, Moira. "Seattle Asian American Film Festival gets under way". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Animax targets the youth market". Manila Standard Today. June 24–25, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Psylocke joins X-Men 3's baddie line-up". The Star. January 3, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Mei Melancon". Daily Variety. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Review: Pathology". Cinematical. April 19, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
External links
- Mei Melançon at IMDb